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Trusts - London (Bar)

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Ten Old Square receives commendation for its "real strength and depth when it comes to all trust-related matters," with its barristers regularly interacting with high-stakes matters of a contentious and non-contentious nature, both onshore and offshore. Its expertise takes in everything from drafting trusts documents to trustee removal applications and disputes relating to breach of trust. Its members have recently handled an array of notable cases such as Mitchell v W T Fry Trustee Limited and others. This matter raised several prominent questions surrounding the scope for a beneficiary to bring derivative claims, and whether the ability to bring derivative claims is a viable defence to a claim for removal.

Keith Plowman is the senior clerk.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Georgia Bedworth
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Band 1

Georgia Bedworth focuses on contentious and non-contentious trusts and estate matters. She is frequently instructed in cases involving multimillion-pound trusts and has also acted in a number of variation of trust applications. Her related expertise in property matters informs her trust advice.

Georgia Bedworth is incredibly user-friendly. She has a very sharp mind and can apply it in a manner clients can understand.

Georgia is excellent to work with. She is very practical as well as detailed in her analysis.

Georgia is really excellent on the crossover of private client tax with land and property interests. Her written opinions are very good and she is close with clients.

I've always found Georgia to be excellent. Responsive, thorough and someone who knows the area inside out, she knows how to deal with complex issues very simply.

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James MacDougald
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Band 1

James MacDougald provides comprehensive trust advice to various clients and has specific expertise in estate administration and variations of trust. He has also acquired significant offshore expertise and has acted for parties in several key jurisdictions.

James has been absolutely superb. He understands the need for a truly collaborative approach and has a firm grasp on commercial issues and pragmatic reality.

James MacDougald is great. He is a really intelligent and practically-minded lawyer. He looks for solutions rather than fights.

James provided brilliantly comprehensive and clear advice on a high-value trust matter, providing clarity and assurance for our client.

James is super approachable, dedicated and also great value for money. He is happy to work with anyone he needs to. He's really collegiate and has got a superb mind.

James is bright, easy to work with and understands the value of teamwork. He is also extremely responsive in terms of work product.

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Richard Dew
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Band 1

Richard Dew is acknowledged for his strength in handling complex trusts and probate matters. His expertise includes variation of trust issues and he also has significant experience of trusts litigation. He provides in-depth advice on tax issues connected to trusts.

Richard really inspires confidence. He has a lot of chancery experience and knowledge, but what stands out is his practical application of this for his clients.

Richard is excellent. He is fearless and confident about his views and that is with justification. He's also really responsive and works impressively to help clients.

Richard is an excellent team player. Juniors love working with him.

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Simon Taube
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Band 1

Simon Taube KC is a highly respected barrister able to skilfully handle domestic and cross-border trusts disputes. He is well versed in trust taxation and cases relating to fiduciary duties. Taube has significant experience acting in key offshore locations, including the BVI, the Cayman Islands and Hong Kong.

Simon is head and shoulders above his peers and incredibly user-friendly. He breaks things down and makes things very easy to understand. He also turns things around quickly.

Simon is very attentive, on point, incredibly smart and someone whohas excellent manner with clients. He also enjoys close relations with, and the respect of, his peers.

Simon is a joy to instruct; he's always able to get to the nub of the issue and help find a pragmatic answer.

Simon has a brilliant mind and a superb sense of humour which goes down well with clients.

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Susannah Meadway
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Band 1

Susannah Meadway has a strong track record in the field of trusts, estates and associated tax. She handles a plethora of work for large landed estates, including a number of ducal estates. Meadway also advises trustees on the continuation and smooth running of trusts. Her expertise also encompasses in-depth knowledge of the extension of perpetuity and accumulation periods.

Susannah is brilliantly commercial; she's always looking for client-focused, efficient solutions.

Susannah is very bright, very careful and very thoughtful.

Susannah has got a really excellent trusts law brain. Her drafting is great and she cuts through complicated cases swiftly and insightfully.

Susannah has been brilliant and has given us very incisive, responsive and practical advice. She's an absolute delight.

Ranked Barristers at
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Trusts

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Simon Taube KC
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Georgia Bedworth
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Band 1
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James MacDougald
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Richard Dew
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Susannah Meadway
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